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1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney- _/ n0 D$ d, ]2 `6 v$ u
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Richard J. Brennan4 i9 e: i- n. A, [' ?
National Affairs Writer
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3 e! o4 S3 U( p) b' PImmigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.5 R8 M+ M% K; T5 @5 C
: r) ~* v+ p2 I3 T$ a“We are in the process of notifying them that we will be revoking their citizenship because Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” Kenney told the Economic Club of Canada.$ I$ y- d1 q& X
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Kenney said some of the individuals are believed to have used “unscrupulous” immigration consultants who submitted fraudulent applications on behalf of people who did not meet the qualifications for citizenship.9 @3 R) K/ K: O; E) p: m% @3 Z
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The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.8 \& Y' F Q I+ }- F( ~
" R4 Q( i2 b2 B9 ]“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.
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0 O. t2 X- K, Y8 C% u! L$ L- qThey can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship." A+ {6 ~0 b0 E' a! b
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Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
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. N2 B- w& u9 s/ l( o4 u! VMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.3 J9 J+ k k6 R# b/ p' W/ ^
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Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.2 x/ }. L; U8 Z; i/ X/ ~/ `
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“For those who simply touch down and try to get a Canadian passport as a … passport of convenience, who don’t pay our taxes but who do consume our social benefits, I think that’s dishonourable,” he told reporters after delivering a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade." z% s% F' |; b# v9 Z
% O9 ~: u j, b7 w- }$ _$ b“There are many ways that we are combating immigration fraud and abuse of our generosity, whether it is from [bogus] asylum claimants, crooked immigration consultants, people smugglers [or] people who are abusing our citizenship program,” he said.
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Kenney also announced that Canada will soon be introducing multi-year visas for low-risk visitors from around the world that will last 10 years. |
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